The Roosevelt County Sheriff and Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law & Justice announced that at about 1:30 p.m. on Monday, June 3, searchers found and recovered Vinson Cooper’s remains from the Missouri River, approximately 1.5 miles downstream from where he disappeared May 27. An autopsy will be conducted at the state crime lab in Billings. Results will not be available for several weeks.

U.S. Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana is blocking the nomination of a lawyer who, if confirmed by the Senate, would be the first Native American to serve as a federal judge in the state. Daines objected to the White House’s nomination of Danna Jackson, a tribal attorney for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in Pablo, Montana, because the Biden administration did not consult

Department of Public Health and Human Services director Charlie Brereton has announced the Behavioral Health System for Future Generations Commission’s draft report has been published. “This report comprises detailed recommendations on how to make historic investments in Montana’s behavioral health and developmental disabilities systems and will serve as a comprehensive, vetted, and actionable